Malinau Regency

Malinau Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. The administrative centre is the town of Malinau. Malinau is also often called Earth Intimung. The district is home to the Kayan Mentarang National Park. It covers an area of 40,088.41 km2, and had a population of 62,423 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at 2019) is 90,382.[2] In terms of demographics and religion, Malinau is the only regency in North Kalimantan that is predominantly Protestant.

Malinau Regency

Kabupaten Malinau  (Indonesian)
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Intimung
(meaning: Beautiful, Orderly, Prosperous and Excellence)
Location of Malinau Regency in North Kalimantan
Malinau Regency
Location in Borneo
Malinau Regency
Malinau Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°29′0″N 115°42′0″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceNorth Kalimantan
Government
 • RegentYansen Tipa Padan
Area
 • Total40,088.41 km2 (15,478.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total90,382
 • Density2.3/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (Central Indonesian Time)
Area code(s)+62 553
Websitemalinau.go.id

Administration

As at 2010, the regency was divided into twelve districts (kecamatan), but in 2012 three additional districts were created by the division of the existing Malinau Selatan and Mentarang districts. The fifteen districts are tabulated below with their present areas and their 2010 Census populations, together with the latest (as at 2019) official estimates.[3]

Name(English name)Area
km2		Population
Census 2010		Population
Estimate
2019
Sungai Boh3,112.182,1483,102
Kayan Selatan(South Kayan)3,138.591,7112,472
Kayan Hulu(Upper Kayan)735.402,5353,661
Kayan Hilir(Lower Kayan)11,863.191,3521,952
Pujungan6,539.391,8002,599
Bahau Hulu(Upper Bahau)3,098.981,4602,109
Sungai Tubu2,243.78(a)1,175
Malinau Selatan(South Malinau)1,153.357,9995,656
Malinau Selatan Hulu(Upper South Malinau)2,171.14(b)2,797
Malinau Selatan Hilir(Lower South Malinau)572.20(b)3,098
Mentarang535.155,2916,468
Mentarang Hulu(Upper Mentarang)2,924.656961,092
Malinau Utara(North Malinau)1,091.1910,12414,622
Malinau Barat(West Malinau)767.128,15711,782
MalinauMalinau town142.0719,24727,797

Notes: (a) included in 2010 population of Mentarang district, from which it was split in 2012.
(b) included in 2010 population of Malinau Selatan district, from which it was split in 2012.

History

Malinau was originally a residential area inhabited by the Tidung ethnic group. Based on information from Tidung community leaders, the name Malinau originated when the Dutch settled an area formerly known as Desa (village) Selamban. At the time Desa Selamban was inhabited by the Tidung Tribe, while across the Kabiran river the village Pelita Canaan was inhabited by the Dayak Abai tribe. When the Dutch arrived in the Desa Selamban they met a group of Abai who were harvesting sago from the sago palm, and asked the name of the river that ran between the two villages. The Abai did not understand the questions, and assumed the Dutch wanted to know what they were working on. One of the Abai said "Mal Inau" which means harvesting sago in the local Abai language; "mal" meaning making, while "inau" means tree. Thus the name Malinau was born. A map of the area made during the colonial period called the local river "the Malinau", and the area has been known as Malinau since.

As people migrated into the area Desa Selamban eventually grew much larger and became a town, renamed Malinau. When Bulungan Regency was divided in 1999, Malinau became the administrative centre of the newly formed Malinau Regency. In December 2012, Malinau Regency became part of the new province of North Kalimantan.

Ethnic Groups

There are a number of indigenous groups in Malinau, namely:

See also

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  3. https://malinaukab.bps.go.id/statictable
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